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as in equal
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
received a square hearing from the disciplinary panel
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen
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as in to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation
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as in standpatter
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Recent Examples of square
Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
The Spa | Esencia’s spa spans nearly 3,000 square feet, and is housed under a massive thatched roof with rounded stucco walls surrounded by a tropical flower and herb garden.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
Some of these connections may feel like more than a chance encounter, particularly around November 16, when Venus squares the lunar nodes and advances the plot through a subtle date with destiny.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
Mike Dojc, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Tannen suspects the problem with Bud's various comforters was due to manufacturer error, not putting enough down in some squares, and poor quality control.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Though a few stores have been open for months, two of the three floors are now fully operational with 20-plus shops and more than 50,000 square feet of retail.
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Tendler can’t square how to both love men and live under patriarchy — something writers, philosophers, and essayists have long been pondering.
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But on players’ Palmetto State barrier island bingo card, Kiawah, Hilton Head, Daufuskie and Pawleys are the squares that get marked most often.
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Only its size and the rectangular rear section housing the ports set it apart.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Lightly press the plastic wrap down to shape the mixture into a rectangular brick shape.Peter Burke, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Studying the beliefs and ideas of a past time and place bumped the object to one side, where it now was given equal weight to economics, literature, religion, scientific developments, politics and other varieties of social life.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Up until March 2019, Fox owned one-third of Hulu — no more and no less than its equal partners in the 2008 joint venture.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, the corresponding pressures to increase climate-friendly fuels will drive green energy development.Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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This document, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York, summarized the amounts the Indian energy company was owed by Azure Power, previously listed on the NYSE, for bribing Indian government officials.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by U.S. federal prosecutors with defrauding investors and orchestrating a covert scheme to bribe officials in India, authorities said Wednesday.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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At the ground level will be desert landscaping, splash pads, a plaza and spaces to host music events, movie nights, holiday festivals and farmers markets.Jeremy Duda, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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On March 24, 2022, a fire broke out at nail salon at the plaza, prompting assistance from multiple agencies.Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
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Attorneys who completed a survey about her work called her fair and impartial.John Frank, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Routh's attorneys argued in their motion that Cannon could not be impartial in the case because she was appointed by Trump.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Easterly, who has led the agency since 2021, will step down on January 20, 2025, coinciding with the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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This year’s installment, coinciding with the label’s 20th anniversary, features performances from TDE artists (SZA, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Doechii, Isaiah Rashad, SiR, Ab-Soul, Ray Vaughn, Zacari, and Kal Banx) and special guest performances.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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In February 2016, the woman paid off the $125,000 loan on Amy's home, receiving a note and deed of trust drawn by her attorney, Tuck said.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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With ample savings, happy retirees tend not to retire until the mortgage is paid off or the end is at least within sight.Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Square.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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